Georg Steinbach’s War Memoirs recounts the experiences of a German soldier deployed to Istanbul during the First World War. In the spring of 1918, as a 19-year old conscript, Steinbach volunteered for the German Asia Forces, —the “Pasha Army.” Rather than fighting in the trenches of the eastern front, however, Steinbach, was to spend the […]
Invitation to an online Book Launch Voices That Matter – Kurdish Women at the Limits of Representation in Contemporary Turkey, Marlene Schäfers Dr. Marlene Schäfers assistant professor in cultural anthropology at Utrecht University in conversation with Dr. Argun Çakır anthropologist and ethnomusicologist, University of Bristol and Dr. habil. Martin Greve Ethnomusicologist, Orient-Institut Istanbul Wednesday, 1 […]
INVITATION to a Book Presentation and Panel Discussion Seidener Handel (Silk trade). Basel and the Ottoman Empire in the 19th century. Speakers: Dr. Yiğit Topkaya (Author) Dr. Aslı Odman (Mimar Sinan Güzel Sanatlar University) Moderation: Prof. Dr. Christoph K. Neumann (Orient-Institut Istanbul) Thursday June 6, 2024, 19:00 (Turkish time; GMT +3) at […]